Holly Dillemuth
Reporter/Regional CorrespondentHolly Dillemuth was JPR's Klamath Basin regional correspondent. She was a staff reporter for the Herald and News in Klamath Falls for over 7 years, covering a diverse range of topics, including city government, higher education and business. Originally from Phoenix, Oregon, Holly earned a B.S. in Communications with an emphasis in Journalism from Southern Oregon University in 2010 and a M.A. in Public Affairs Reporting/Journalism from University of Illinois/Springfield in 2011.
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The fire burning in the Fremont-Winema National Forest doubled in size overnight Friday. It's become the largest wildfire currently burning in Oregon. -
A couple who lost their home and business in last year's Almeda Fire moved to Klamath County and set up a bee apiary. Last month, another wildfire claimed that, as well. -
The crews and equipment are being "prepositioned" in Southern Oregon to be available to respond to potential wildfire outbreaks as the region faces hot, dry weather and forecasts of thunderstorms. -
County officials bought a motel and RV park with state funds earmarked for creating transitional housing for people facing homelessness. Now, the low income people who have been living there in their RVs are being forced out. -
When Rep. Cliff Bentz visited Klamath Falls Thursday, he brought promises of government aid for farmers who won't be getting irrigation water from the federal Klamath Project this season. And he urged irrigators to resist the temptation to take matters into their own hands. -
A pair of Klamath Project irrigators and their supporters say they intend to break into federal property and open the controls that are preventing water from Upper Klamath Lake from going to farms and ranches. -
Peoples Rights Oregon, a local chapter of a group founded by Ammon Bundy, is staffing the site as a “water crisis info center.” -
The mood was jubilant yet sober on Saturday as members of the Klamath Tribes and their supporters drove the “Caravan for the Klamath” through the city of Klamath Falls, culminating in a rally at a downtown park to advocate for tribal land and water rights. -
There’s not enough water to go around, as irrigators, tribes and fishermen all come up short. -
Classes could resume as soon as Wednesday morning. -
The faculty union and university administration say a deal could come "any day now," but the union insists that, until then, the strike will continue.
